the volume's authors have written a set of provocative essays that explore how an artist's life and art are intertwined

seeking to express the experience of architectural form and its effects

and their painters―usually monks―followed prescribed models from iconographic manuals

A color foldout of Hill's above-referenced painting The Signing of the Deed of Demission (The Disruption Picture) appears in the back of the book

5 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches

Conservation of Ancient Sites on the Silk Road: The Second International Conference on the Conservation of Grotto Sites, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, People's Republic of China, June 28-July 3, 2004 BTS Books and Games the volume's authors have writtenEdited by Neville Agnew The Mogao grottoes, a World Heritage Site near Dunhuang in western China, are located along the ancient caravan routescollectively known as the Silk Roadthat once linked China with the West. Founded by Buddhist monks in the late fourth century, Mogao grew gradually over the following millennium, as monks, local rulers, and travelers carved hundreds of cave temples into a mile long rock cliff and adorned them with vibrant murals